Julius LEVI

‘The Jewish Chronicle’ (15 November 1918)

THE WAR

CASUALTIES TO JEWS

3 DIED OF WOUNDS

…42353 Rfn. J. Levi, R.I. Rifles…

England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966

1920

LEVI Julius of 14 Wellhouse-road Barnoldswick Yorkshire died 26 October 1918 in France Administration London 11 June to Isaac Levi general dealer. Effects £485 17s. 4d.

THE HISTORY OF THE 36th (ULSTER) DIVISION, by Cyril Falls (First published in Great Britain 1922 by McCaw, Stevenson & Orr Ltd, Belfast and London)

[Pages 287-288]

… The following day [24 October 1918] was given to reorganization. Two batteries of the 173rd Brigade had crossed the river [Lys] on the 22nd, the remainder were now brought over in readiness to support an attack upon the ridge. This took place at 9 a.m. on the 25th. The 109th Brigade on the right had two battalions, the 1st and 2nd Inniskillings, in line; the108th one only, the 12th [Royal Irish] Rifles. The advance was covered by a barrage moving at the rate of a hundred yards in three minutes. On the right not much progress was made, in face of heavy machine-gun fire. Loss of direction, due to fog and the smoke-screen of the enemy barrage, caused considerable difficulty. Eventually a line east of Hutsbosch was consolidated. On the left the 12th Rifles made an advance of half a mile, in face of the most determined opposition encountered since the fighting at Hill 41. Every house was held, and the Germans fought their machine-guns desperately. No less than ten were counted in ten separate houses at the day’s end. The advance would have been greater had the French supported it on the left, bur their line had not moved beyond Heirwig. The work of the 12th Rifles on this day was probably the best performed by that battalion, amid much good work accomplished since the beginning of offensive operations. Repeatedly the men had charged in upon houses defended by machine-guns, and bayoneted the detachments…

[Julius Levi would have taken part in the action described above. He may have received his fatal wound in this action that was the final attack carried out by his battalion before the war ended.]